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Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) is seeking approval from the state to create a new outpatient center in Queens, according to plans filed with the New York Department of Health.
The $12.3 million project would include a renovation of Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens (MSQ)’s 29,191-square-foot facility to better provide urgent care, primary care, and medical specialty services, according to the application.
Under the proposed renovation, the first floor would offer urgent care services, including X-rays, for the first time. The system added that the new program could not only “offer faster, affordable, and convenient care to patients in need of nonemergent care,” but also save Mount Sinai money by keeping patients out of the “more costly emergency department.”
MSQ’s Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) is planned to take over the second floor under the proposal, which would also include disease prevention, cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation, and vascular medicine and surgery.
“The creation of the CVI at MSQ will bring this care closer to where patients reside and will reduce unnecessary trips to Manhattan for the same care at MSH,” according to the application.
Similarly, the hospital system aims to offer new and existing medical specialty services—such as oncology, endocrinology, dermatology, liver transplant, and outpatient rehabilitation services—on the third floor of the renovated center, reducing the need for patients to travel out of Queens for care. There are about 2.3 million residents in Queens County, according to a July 2022 estimate from the US Census.
The Institute for Advanced Medicine, which would be moved to the third floor under the proposal, treats patients who are traditionally underserved or have “specialized needs.” Mount Sinai Hospital said that includes individuals with HIV/AIDS, recently incarcerated patients reentering society, victims of domestic violence, and queer folks.
Erin Clary, a spokesperson for the state health department, said the “application is still under review and the Department cannot comment further.” A spokesperson for MSH didn't return a request for comment.